In response to the EPA's announcement today that it will no longer investigate possible ties between hydraulic fracturing and water contamination in Wyoming, Food & Water Watch executive director Wenonah Hauter said:

"The Environmental Protection Agency was created for the purpose of protecting Americans and their vital resources. So why is it abdicating this responsibility when escalating industrial activity such as hydraulic fracturing threatens the very communities and resources the EPA should be keeping safe? If there is any question whatsoever about the safety of fracking and its effects on drinking water supplies, the EPA should make it a top priority to investigate the matter fully."